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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dьržava. Morphologically equivalent to държа́ (dǎržá, “to hold, to seize”) + -ава (-ava).
Pronunciation
Noun
държа́ва • (dǎržáva) f (relational adjective държа́вен)
- state, country, nation
- body politic
- globus cruciger (item of regalia consisting of a ball topped with a cross)
Declension
References
- “държава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “държава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010